Overview
- CBS and Tony Romo announced on Friday that they had mutually agreed to part ways, ending his nine-year run as the network’s lead NFL analyst.
- Romo was arrested on July 23 in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and pleaded no contest on Sept. 1, resulting in a six-month driver’s license suspension, a fine, an alcohol assessment and an ignition-interlock requirement.
- CBS said J.J. Watt will continue to partner with play-by-play veteran Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson on the network’s No. 1 announce team for the remainder of the 2026 NFL season.
- Reports say Romo entered the season with roughly $72 million remaining on a long-term CBS deal, but the parties have not disclosed how contractual obligations or any settlement were resolved.
- Romo said he will take a break to focus on his health and family and has linked the incident to pain‑medication dependence after multiple back surgeries; the departure closes a chapter that began with his 2017 hire and wide acclaim and ends with questions about broadcaster succession and advertiser risk for CBS.